U.S. President Donald Trump called Iran’s leadership hypocritical after Tehran stated that no negotiations with the U.S.—as announced by Trump—were actually taking place. He also made it clear that Iran would remain under sanctions until it reached a deal or capitulated.
Serbia’s largest oil company, Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), which is indirectly controlled by Russia through Gazprom and Gazpromneft, has reached an agreement to sell its Romanian subsidiary, NIS Petrol, which owns 19 gas stations operating under the Gazprom brand.
Last week, border guards uncovered twelve cases of forged travel documents.
Energocom purchased 12,134 MWh of electricity on August 3—27% more than two days ago.
Cross-border traffic between Moldova and Romania has increased by 40% compared to the same period last year. This has prompted the authorities of both countries to consider measures to optimize it.
The Municipal Center for Entrepreneurship Development (CMDA), a state agency of the Chisinau City Hall, announces that it is now accepting applications for the IMPACT NETWORKS project competition, implemented as part of the EUroBRIDGE_UA_MD European project, funded by the European Union.
Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Moldova in 2025 totaled 408 million euros, while the total volume of accumulated investment exceeded 5.4 billion euros. European Union countries remained the main investors. At the same time, our country has fallen into a negative trend characteristic of most of its neighbors in the Central and Eastern European region.
During trading on Monday, August 3, the market price of Brent crude oil, the benchmark North Sea grade, fell by approximately 4.5%.
Throughout July, the National Army’s bomb disposal unit conducted 11 demining operations across the country, destroying 13 explosive devices.
The price of diesel fuel has approached 33 lei per liter.
On August 2, the price of the leading cryptocurrency fell below $63,000. The decline came amid capital outflows from crypto funds and concerns about wallet security.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new phase of negotiations with Iran, which will begin on Monday, August 3. He made the announcement to reporters aboard Air Force One.
From July 27 to August 2, 2026, revenues from the Customs Service to the state budget totaled more than 988.7 million lei, which is 117.3% higher than the target for the reporting period.
Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu announced plans to import electricity from Ukraine due to a record-breaking drought, after Bucharest declared a state of emergency in the energy market and shut down one reactor at a nuclear power plant.
The international rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Romania’s sovereign rating at BBB- with a negative outlook.
Energocom S.A. warned that Romanian authorities have declared a 30-day state of emergency amid a decline in electricity production caused by low water levels in the Danube.
Ukraine’s ability to obtain a license to manufacture certain components of the Patriot systems depends not only on the U.S. government’s political stance, but also on the decisions of the companies that own the relevant technologies.
Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan announced that he does not believe in the country’s industrialization and even expects the automotive parts manufacturing sector—which accounts for one-fifth of Moldova’s exports—to fail.
This fall, a new regional project called “Treasures of the East” will launch, dedicated to promoting the wines, cuisine, and tourist destinations of Moldova, Romania, and Bulgaria. The initiative aims to bring together producers from the three countries and provide them with a common platform for promotion in international markets.
Media freedom, European integration, and reform processes in Moldova are the main topics of a recent shadow report published by the Independent Journalism Center (IJC) in collaboration with OBCT and ActiveWatch.
